ledbythewind | APPOINTMENTS POST

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APPOINTMENTS POST

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GO NUTS.

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[Isamu is awake in the living room. He hears Richard come in and goes to meet him.

This is not entirely unexpected.]

I was gonna ask how you were holding up, but I guess I don't need to.

Let me help you upstairs.

[But instead of pausing to allow Isamu's assistance the way he normally would, he just keeps on walking (or more like stumbling) towards their room, shrugging it off with a curt:]

I'll be fine. I don't need your help.

[He holds his hands up in surrender.]

Alright! I'll just walk behind you, since we're going the same way.

[Richard stares at him for a moment, but rather than retorting, he just turns back around to continue his journey to their room. It make take him a bit of effort to get up that flight of stairs, though, short as it is.]

[His friend follows behind him silently, ready to grab him should he slip up too much.]

[Fortunately Richard manages to make it up with the help of the railing; however, once inside their bedroom, he doesn't go over to the bed, but rather to the dresser where he keeps his clothing, where he opens it and begins taking things out.]

[Isamu leans against the doorway, frowning, arms crossed.]

What are you doing?

Moving to a room closer to Asbel.

[As if it were the most obvious thing ever.]

...Why?

[That gets him a somewhat hurt expression.]

Have I done something?

Now that Naoki is back, I'm sure you'd much rather stay with him instead.

[Snort.]

Naoki's a friend and all, but.

He's been gone for over a year. Do you think I'd be so quick to abandon everything else to stay with him?

It would just be awkward, anyway.

[But Richard doesn't answer, just continuing to gather up his clothes in his arms. He'll just... pick one of the rooms closest to Asbel. He should be fine there, even with his nightmares...]

[Isamu steps in then, walking up to him and placing a hand on his arm.]

[Richard may be drunk, but he's got enough coordination left to jerk away from that touch, though he nearly drops everything he's holding in the process as he stares at Isamu with narrowed eyes.]

Stop.

Just stop.

I don't need to take orders from you.

[He's aware that he's being unpleasant, even childish, but at the moment he really doesn't care.]

Yeah, I find that's a common theme among people here.

[He sighs.]

If you really don't want to stay with me anymore... fine. But don't move out just because you think I don't want it.

[Richard pauses, staring down at the now-half-empty drawer with a pained expression. It's not that he thinks Isamu doesn't want it, but rather that the guilt he's feeling has become overwhelming, especially after the events of the past few weeks. He's not sure he can stay in the same room with Isamu anymore.]

Richard.

[He leans closer to wrap an arm around his shoulders.]

You should wait until you're thinking more clearly. Do that much for me, at least.

[And again Richard pulls away, not looking Isamu in the eyes. What he feels for Naoki is still very much there, but in the other's absence, when he didn't think he'd ever see him again, the feelings for Isamu have grown as well, and he feels sick because this is exactly the situation that got him into trouble in the first place.]

I doubt I'm going to be thinking more clearly than I am now.

Of course you think that. But I can't just take your word on it at the moment.

...I'm going to let you go. Because that's what you want right now. But I'm going to leave my door open just in case you sleepwalk back in.

Don't feel obligated to stay here just for me. If you'd rather be with Naoki, then go. I'll be all right.

I'm not obligated to do shit.

This is my home. This is where I sleep.

Is it your home because you wish it to be, or because you feel responsible for looking after me?

Do I look like the sort of guy who goes out of his way to give himself more responsibilities than he wants?

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